Vocabulary
A large city with a minimum population of 10 million people.
Megacity
Rural areas have few schools.
Push factor
This effect of urbanisation means that Brisbanites spend 58 minutes travelling to work each day.
Traffic congestion
Which city is often referred to as "The Big Apple"?
New York City
A megacity needs this many people in order for it to be classified as a megacity.
10 million
What area is typically outside urban areas and has less people.
Rural
Limited job opportunities. Jobs mainly in agriculture and fishing.
Push factor
What is a negative effect of traffic congestion.
Air pollution
In which continent is the mega city of Mumbai located?
Asia
What country has the most mega cities?
China
The increase in the total number of people living in urban areas within a given geographical area.
Urban growth or migration
Many shopping centres, theatres, casinos, clubs, bars.
Pull factors
24/7 services, access to hospitals, wider variety of banks, government services
These are examples of...
Infrastructure
Which mega city is famous for its iconic double-decker buses and black cabs?
London
This megacity has 5.5 million vending machines. That's one for every 23 people.
Tokyo
The process by which the percentage of people living in urban area increases.
Urbanisation.
Well developed roads, access to main city, public transportation and hubs available.
Pull factor
What are the 3 geographical categories we judge positive and negative impacts against?
Economic
Social
Environmental
This megacity is prone to flooding due to snow melt from the Himalayas. It is a megacity located in Bangladesh
Dhaka
this megacity is located in the state with the same name
New york
The spread of urban areas into other underdeveloped areas usually from the city centre.
Urban sprawl
The movement of people out of rural areas due to push factors and into urban areas due to pull factors.
Rural to urban migration.
Slums usually occur when....
There is uncontrolled population growth.
This megacity is located in Brazil and is not its capital city.
Sao Paulo
this capital city has 500 mcdonalds